National Mining Museum Scotland Are Science and Technology Collections endangered or are they rising, revitalised? Rowan Brown, Director National Mining Museum Scotland

Henry Hamilton, Industrial Revolution in Scotland (1966) ‘During the Industrial Revolution, Scotland became one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of the British Empire’ Henry Hamilton, Industrial Revolution in Scotland (1966) An integral part of our Identity?

Media Interest and Public Support

Scottish Science Hall of Fame

Treasured Places

Industrial Heritage Provision in Scotland

The Workshop of the World: Part 1

The Workshop of the World: Part 2

In Summary: S&T collections are a vital part of our social, political and economic past, present and future. S&T collections are our tangible links to the big ideas and big personalities that have shaped, and continue to shape, our world To do S&T collections justice, we have to look at product, process and personality in the widest possible context Thank You